1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tools/interface_generator/bin/templates.py b/tools/interface_generator/bin/templates.py
index d6a6bb5..9f7539e 100644
--- a/tools/interface_generator/bin/templates.py
+++ b/tools/interface_generator/bin/templates.py
@@ -4,9 +4,16 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import re
 
 
-def get_templates(path: Path):
+TEMPLATE_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^[^_]\S+\.mako$")
+
+
+def get_templates_dir(name="templates") -> Path:
+    """get the templates directory"""
+    return Path(__file__).parent / name
+
+
+def get_templates(path: Path) -> list[Path]:
     """list templates in given path"""
-    template_pattern = re.compile(r"^[^_]\S+\.mako$")
     result = list(path.glob("*.mako"))
-    result = [item for item in result if template_pattern.match(item.name)]
+    result = [item for item in result if TEMPLATE_PATTERN.match(item.name)]
     return result